Cosmetic holder



Patented Sept. 5, 1950 TED Bridgeport Metal Goods Manufacturing:Company,. Bridgeport, Comma .corporationmf flonnecticu-t :VJGlaims. 1This invention relates to "holders for =-cosmetlcs and-the like, such,for-example, as lipsticks-eycbrow pencils and so forth, and'hasforarr-object to provide a construction -whereby when --the closure cap orshell is in position it is not possible for -someone tooperate-thepropelling means for the stick of cosmetic or other plasticmaterial, to jam this stick against the'closed end 01"- the closure,thus ruining the "shape of the stick.

With'the foregoing and otherobjec'ts in view,

section-of the *device with'cneiorm o'i the closure caper-shell inposition;

Fig? isa side elevation of the rotary sleeve of the "propellingmechanism;

Fig.3 is a side elevation of the stationarysleeve or the propeller;

Fig. 4 is a "longitudinal section of a modified form of closure cap orshell, and

Fig. 5 is a similar section of another modified construction oi-closurecap or shell.

' With the usual form of cosmetic 'hold'er, particularly lipstickholders, it is-common when these holders are on display in a store, for-a customer to pick them up and operate the propelling means, as thisusually comprises a rotary hand grip exposed at the open end of theclosure cap or shell. "This operates the mechanism within the holder foradvancing the carrier for the lipstick plastic and is likely :to jam thefree end :of this stick :againsttheclosed end of'the cap or closure,thus :of course ruining the shape :of the stick "and rendering it:unsaiable. It is therefore an object of this device tomake itimpossible .for anyone to operate the propelling mechanism for the,lipstick *or the like when the closure cap is intthe closing-position.This is done :by so connecting the closure cap or shell to the casingofv the holder that the cap has free turning movement .on the casing,orthe casing with the propolling mechanism. .and'hand grip for operatingit. free turning movement as a :unit in the closure.

the :form :of the device shown inithe drawing the holder comprisesastandardtype of propelling or-lfee'ding means for the stickof cosmetic,but the inventionv is adapted for use with other types of propellingmeans. The holder illustrated comprises anoutercasing "t0 whic'h may be'a drawn tubular shellopen at both ends and in which isa stationarysleeve H. *Ihis-sleevemay be a lon'gitudinaily slit sleeve,v and isordinarily of somewhat resilient metal so "that when' it is inserted inthe easing lhit iseompressed somewhat and, therefore, tends 'to expandagainst the casing and byirict'ional engagement therewith is heldstationary in the casing. Ii des'ired, other or additional means'm'aybeprovided forecouring the sleeve in the-casing. It is provided with aspiral slot 12 -whioh "-iorms part of the pro p'elling-mechanism."Within the stationaryisleeve 'H fis -a rotary sleeve t3 provided with alongitudinal slot l l. Within the rotary sleeve is the carrier t5 forthe stick of plastic material-$5 such as lipstick, eyebrow pencil orany-"other materialwhic'h it is desiredto carry within a, holder and beprojected therefrom at-one -end for use. "This carrier 5 is usually adrawn metal cup into which "the lower end of'the plasticsticli 16 isinserted, and it carries some sort of a lateral projection, suchfforexample, as apin l 'ijwhich extends into the "slots 14-:and12. it willthus be seen that :by rotation of the sleeve 3' theislet l w'ill carrythis pin along the :spiral slot 12 and itwill be guided along the walls:of'th-is slot to slide the carrier. and-the plastic material Itlongitudinally in the 'casingiand projectthe free end it thereof foruse. After use it is with drawn into .the casing-by rotating the sleeve3 in the opposite direction,-r'where it isaprotected, and the 'openendaofntheacasing enclosed LlTIJa closure cap .or shell 1 8.. Suitablemeans is-fprovided for rotating 'thesleeve'1-3;.such,iorexample. asthehand grip 19. 2111 the form..shown:this comprises :a cupped :mem'ber ofmetal or other suitable material 1 into :wthich 1 the :lower :end 21! ofthe sleeve lii'is seate'd Iandtowhich it islet tachedcso that the sleeveis rotated byoperation of this hand grip. "The sleeve may heea tightfriction fit in this gripaor other means "may be provided for 'securing'the-two t0gether,--such, for example, as solder 01' cementif desired.:The upper end "0f the casing 10 11135 he turnedi -inwardly overthenpper. end ofithe-hieeve 113,223 shownat M, to .give .a"finished'appearanceand protect the end of the sleeve-and prevent theend of the sleeve from cuttingor scraping-plastic from thestick I B-towork down into the. mechanism. The=s1eeve 13 may be 'provided withoutwardly extending bead 2.2 aidjacent itsrupper end extending over theend-of the fixed sleeve i i to :retain thesleeve-lt in thecasing. K hea. I. 3 lower ends of the sleeve and the casing may cooperate with thetop shoulder 23 of the hand grip to limit movement in the oppositedirection.

Mounted within the closure cap or shell I8 is a sleeve 24 which is heldwithin the shell or cap by any suitable means, but has free turningmovement within the cap. In the form shown in Fig. 1, the sleeve 24 isprovided with an outwardly extending peripheral bead 25 extending into agroove 26 formed on the inner wall of the closure cap l-8. This holdsthe sleeve in the cap against,

longitudinal movement, so that the sleeve remains in the cap when thecap or closure is removed from the casing, but the sleeve 24 is ofsomewhat smaller external diameter than the internal diameter of the capI8, so that it is free to turn in the cap. However, the internaldiameter of the sleeve 24 is substantially the external diameter of thecasing In, so that this sleeve has a relatively tight telescoping fit onthe casing I and forms enough friction to retain the closure cap on thecasing during normal carrying and handling operations, but permitsremoval of the closure cap from the casing by pulling it off the upperend thereof. If preferred, the sleeve 24 may have a free sliding fit onthe casing 40 and this casing be provided with one or more friction lugs3| lanced and bent outwardly from the casing so that its resiliency willpress it against the sleeve 24 to form a friction grip to hold theclosure in place.

; It will be seen that in this arrangement, therefore, when the closurecap is in position on the casing it may be freely rotated with respectto the casing and the hand grip [9, or the hand grip with the casing inand the propelling mechanism can all be rotated as a unit within theclosure cap [8. Therefore, as in order to 0perate the propellingmechanism for the carrier l it is necessary to have relative turningmovement between the sleeve l3 and the casing Ill, it will be impossibleto provide such relative movement when the closure cap is is in positionon the casing, because any attempt to operate or rotate the hand grip iswhile the closure cap is held in the hand will merely turn the casingand the propelling mechanism as a unit within the closure cap.Therefore, it is impossible to project the plastic lipstick it; from thecasing to jam its outer end l6 against the closed end 2'! of the closurecap.

In the modification shown in Fig. 4, the closure cap or shell 28corresponding to the cap [8 is a smooth cylindrical member in which is asleeve 29 extending substantially the full length of the member 28 butha an external diameter slightly smaller than the internal diameter ofthe member 28, so that it is free to turn therein. The open or lower endof the outer member 28 is turned inwardly over the lower end of thesleeve 29, as shown at 30, so as to retain the sleeve within the member28, and longitudinal movement in the opposite direction is limited bythe closed end of the member 28 cooperating with the opposite end of thesleeve 29. The inner diameter of the sleeve 29 is substantially that ofthe outer diameter of the casing :0, so that when this closure cap istelescoped over the casing In in place of the closure IS the sleeve 29has a close telescoping fit with the casing l0, so as .to retain theclosure 28 in position on the casing, or, if desired, the sleeve 29 mayhave a free sliding fit on the casing I0 and the one or more springfriction ears 3| lanced and pressed slightly outward from the casingwill form the necessary friction grip on the sleeve 29 to retain theclosure in place on the casing. It will be apparent that when thisclosure cap is in position on the casing ID, the sleeve 29 will be heldstationary with respect to the casing l0 while the outer member 28 isfree to rotate, in the same manner as described for the member l8, and,therefore, it will be impossible to operate the hand grip H! to operatethe propelling mechanism to jam the lipstick against the closed end ofthi closure.

Fig. 5 shows another modified construction of the closure cap or shell,and while this may be used with a, metal closure cap it is adaptedprimarily for use with a molded plastic form of cap. The closure cap orshell 32 may be molded from a suitable plastic material, such, forexample, as Bakelite or similar materials, and is provided at its loweropen end with a tapered or inclined wall 33. Mounted in this open end isa stationar sleeve or lining 34, preferably of metal, having a close fitwith the member 32 and at its lower end folded around the free edge ofthe outer member 32 and over the inclined surface 33, as shown at 35.This retains the member 34 permanently in the member 32. Mounted withinthe member 32 and sleeve 34 is a sleeve 36 Whose outside diameter isslightly less than the internal diameter of the sleeve 34, so that it isfree to turn in the sleeve 34. It is held against longitudinal movementin the member 32 by outwardly extending shoulders 31, 38 at its oppositeendscooperating with the opposite ends of the sleeve 34. The internaldiameter of this rotatable sleeve 36 has a close telescoping fit withthe sleeve I0 or the lugs 3|, so that it is removably held in positionon the sleeve is, the same a the other two forms of closures, but as thesleeve 36 is free to rotate within the outer member 32 it will beevident it will be impossible by turning the hand grip 49 to operate thepropelling mechanism to force the free end of the lipstick l6 againstthe free end of the closure, for the same reasons as described with theother forms of closures.

It will be evident from the above that in all three forms of closure theouter member of the closure is free to turn with respect to the casing10 and other mechanism of the holder and, therefore, although the handgrip It may be rotated within the closure cap, it will be impossible tooperate the propelling mechanism to force or jam the free end of thelipstick against the closed end of the closure cap. I

Having thus set forth the nature of my in: vention, what I claim is:

l. A holder of the character described comprising a casing open at oneend, a carrier for a stick of plastic movable longitudinally in thecasing, a rotatable hand grip at the other end of the casing, meansoperated by relative turning movements of the hand grip for shifting thecarrier, a removable closure cap telescoped over the open end of thecasing, a sleeve in the cap having free turning movements in the cap andadapted to telescope over the casing with a relatively tight frictionalengagement therewith to retain it on the casing, and a cooperatingperipheral bead and groove on the sleeve and cap arranged with thegroove enclosing the bead to retain the sleeve against longitudinalmovement in the cap so that the sleeve will removably re tain the cap onthe casing to close the open end of the casing and on removal of the capfrom the casing the sleeve will be removed with it. 2. A holderof thecharacter described com-1 prising a casing open at one end, a carrierfor a stick of plastic movable longitudinally in the casing, a rotatablehand grip at the other end of the casing, means operated by turningmovements of the hand grip for shifting the carrier, a removable closurecap telescoped over the open end of the casing, a sleeve in the caphaving free turning movements in the cap and adapted to telescope overthe casing with a relatively tight frictional engagement therewith toretain it on the casing, said sleeve being substantially the full lengthof the cap, and the open end of the cap being turned over the outer endof the sleeve to form a flange to retain the sleeve in the cap.

3. A. holder of the character described comprising a casing open at oneend, a carrier for a stick of plastic movable longitudinally in thecasing, a rotatable hand grip at the other end of the casing, meansoperated by turning movements of the hand grip for shifting the carrier,a removable closure cap telescoped over the open end of the casing, asleeve in the cap having free turning movements in the cap and adaptedto telescope over the casing with a relatively tight frictional fit toretain it on the casing, said cap being formed of molded plastic, asleeve fixedly mounted in the cap, and cooperating means on therotatable and fixed sleeves to retain the retatable sleeve in the cap.

4. A holder of the character described comprising a casing open at oneend, a carrier for a stick of plastic movable longitudinally in thecasing, a rotatable hand grip at the other end of the casing, meansoperated by turning movements of the hand grip for shifting the carrier,a removable closure cap of molded plastic telescoped over the open endof the casing and provided with a tapered surface at its free end, asleeve fitted in the open end of the cap and having its outer endfitting over the tapered surface on the cap to retain the sleeve in thecap, a second sleeve mounted for free turning movements in the firstsleeve and of a size to telescope over the casing with a relativelytight frictional fit to retain it on the casing, and said rotatablesleeve being provided with outwardly extending shoulders cooperatingwith the opposite ends of the fixed sleeve to retain the rotatablesleeve in position in the cap.

5. A holder of the character described comprising a casing open at oneend, a carrier for a stick of plastic movable longitudinally in thecasing, a rotatable hand grip at the other end of the casing, meansoperated by relative turning movements of the hand grip for shifting thecarrier, a removable closure cap telescoped over the open end of thecasing, a fixed sleeve mounted in the cap adjacent its open end, asecond sleeve mounted for free turning movements in the first sleeve andof a size to telescope over the casing with a relatively tightfrictional fit to retain it on the casing, and shoulders adjacent theopposite ends of the rotatable sleeve cooperating with the ends of thefixed sleeve to retain the rotatable sleeve in the cap.

8. A holder of the character described comprising a casing open at oneend, a carrier for a stick of plastic movable longitudinally in thecasing, a rotatable hand grip at the other end of the casing, meansoperated by turning movements of the hand grip for shifting the carrier,a removable closure cap telescoped over the open end of the casing, asleeve in the cap having free turning movements in the cap and adaptedto telescope over the casing with a relatively tight frictionalengagement therewith to retain it on the casing, one of said memberscomprising the sleeve and cap being provided with transversely extendingportions at its opposite ends forming stops extending over portions ofthe other members to retain the sleeve against longitudinal movement inthe cap so that the sleeve will removably retain the cap on the casingto close the open end of the casing and on removal of the cap from thecasing the sleeve will be removed with it.

'7. A holder of the character described comprising a casing open at oneend, a carrier for a stick of plastic movable longitudinally in thecasing, a rotatable hand grip at the other end of the casing, meansoperated by turning movements of the hand grip for shifting the carrier,a removable closure cap telescoped over the open end of the casing, asleeve in the cap having free turning movements in the cap and adaptedto telescope over the casing with a relatively tight frictionalengagement therewith to retain it on the casing, said closure cap beingprovided with transversely extending portions forming stops extendingover portions of the sleeve to retain the sleeve against longitudinalmovement in the cap so that the sleeve will removably retain the cap onthe casing to close the open end of the casing and on removal of the capfrom the casing the sleeve will be removed with it.

LEONARD ABBOTTS.

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